tingling in legs, knees...

Thats why im hoping its just a pinched nerve from all the tumbling and stunting that I do...and MS is more likely when someone in your family has it or so I've read
 
you probably just exhausted, take a few breaks and drink plenty of water to see if it helps.... IF the doctor don't see anything wrong. I get shaky when I'm exhausted.
 
shel90 said:
I had tingling in my fingers and hand when I was pregnant with my son and it turned out to be a minor heart problem.

However, my best friend was a former gymnast and cheerleader and she had experienced the same thing from time to time. I dont know about now as it has been almost 20 years since she was on a cheerleading squad.

Is MS hereditary?
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Not necessarily hereditary, but it does run in families much of the time.
 
jillio said:
Not necessarily hereditary, but it does run in families much of the time.
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My eldest sister has MS and nobody else has it. Not even grandparents. I also heard that if one got MS before one is 40, the MS will be much worse than if one got it after 40. My sister got it when she was 40 and that was about 20 years ago. So far she is still walking (with a cane). Seeing double is one of the MS symptoms.
 
Symptoms vary tho with each person...everyone is different..my grandmother got MS well before she was 40 but she has been fine..walks by herself etc...she has her days where she's just tired and such but she hasn't had a "flare up" or episode or whatever in a long time
 
Buffalo said:
My eldest sister has MS and nobody else has it. Not even grandparents. I also heard that if one got MS before one is 40, the MS will be much worse than if one got it after 40. My sister got it when she was 40 and that was about 20 years ago. So far she is still walking (with a cane). Seeing double is one of the MS symptoms.
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This is true. And generally symptoms do get worse the younger one is diagnosed because the disorder is progressive, so the younger someone is, the more time for symptoms to get worse. Often there is only one person on the family who gets it, and no history can be traced. It is a very unpredictable disorder. It doesn't even manifest the same in two people with the diagnosis. Yes, seeing double, or greying of vision is a symptom that can occur, but doesn't happen in all people diagnosed.
 
AliciaM said:
Symptoms vary tho with each person...everyone is different..my grandmother got MS well before she was 40 but she has been fine..walks by herself etc...she has her days where she's just tired and such but she hasn't had a "flare up" or episode or whatever in a long time
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This will happen in many cases. Also, symptoms are so mild that often an individual is misdaignosed for several years. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and if I hadn't had a seizure from one of the medications I was on for the fibro, I would not have gotten the CT scan that showed the MS lesions.
 
Oh so you have MS? I went to the drs and they are sending me for blood tests and referring me to a neurologist as well
 
AliciaM said:
Oh so you have MS? I went to the drs and they are sending me for blood tests and referring me to a neurologist as well
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Yes. Thought it was fibro for quite some time, but after the CT and the appearance of a couple of other symptoms that are consistent, they have changed the diagnosis. Like your grandmother, though, I can go for quite a while without a serious flare up or with only minimal symtpoms. The fatique is the worst at this point, and the muscle spasm are painful. But I don't get the spasms on a daily basis. I have to be careful in the hot weather, or taking too hot a shower or bath, bacause that will bring on spasms. I get the tingling fairly often, but it is more annoying than anything. I have noticed some vision changes recently, but I also have astigmatism and have worn glasses since the age of 9, so that could be completely unrelated to the MS, and just a natural change in my vision that happens every so often. Generally speaking, the MS really doesn't affect my ability to work or do what I want to. Some days the fatique or the pain put me down, but then, some people get a cold and call in sick. So I figure, at this point, its no biggie.

The neuroligist is who diagnosed me with the CT scan after I had the seizures with the meds I was on for fibro. They decided the meds did cause the seizures, but I don't have fibro, I have MS.
 
Ya I think its the same for my grandma..she had really bad vision but always did and got lasik eye surgery or whatever and now only needs reading glasses and she plugs away everyday doing something like gardening or working or rearranging the house ..she can't do in really hot water either it bothers her too ...and great attitude to have sometimes its annoying when ppl milk things
 
AliciaM said:
Ya I think its the same for my grandma..she had really bad vision but always did and got lasik eye surgery or whatever and now only needs reading glasses and she plugs away everyday doing something like gardening or working or rearranging the house ..she can't do in really hot water either it bothers her too ...and great attitude to have sometimes its annoying when ppl milk things
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I just figure if I let it stop me, it will, and if I keep going, it won't progress as fast and the symptoms will be milder. Just my natural stubborness, I guess.:giggle: Sounds like your grandma might have some of that, too.:giggle: I hope you inherited that stubborness, but I already suspect you did.:P
 
AliciaM said:
haha yes..i don't let anything or anyone really slow me down:) lol
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I suspected as much!:giggle: Then no matter what diagnosis you get, or what obstacles come your way in life, you will be fine!
 
Will you guys stop yakking about MS, already??? :lol:
I went to see a doctor last Tuesday about the tingling and pain in my left arm, and had xrays done. The doc was an ancient geezer, which could be why he thinks I have arthritis, so he prescribed Celebrex. Dang, I hate that medicine since it makes me feel weird and so sleepy. Next Tuesday I will have an MRI done and then see another doc, this time a lady. (Yeah, yeah, I know, gender shouldn't matter but her name sounds oriental, so I maybe foolishly figure she's gotta be good, ya know?) So, wish me luck, lol.
 
the dr said it may be carpel something..not carpal tunnel but something else but anywho haha
 
Beowulf said:
Will you guys stop yakking about MS, already??? :lol:
I went to see a doctor last Tuesday about the tingling and pain in my left arm, and had xrays done. The doc was an ancient geezer, which could be why he thinks I have arthritis, so he prescribed Celebrex. Dang, I hate that medicine since it makes me feel weird and so sleepy. Next Tuesday I will have an MRI done and then see another doc, this time a lady. (Yeah, yeah, I know, gender shouldn't matter but her name sounds oriental, so I maybe foolishly figure she's gotta be good, ya know?) So, wish me luck, lol.
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Good luck. Watch it with the Celebrex. Lots of side effects with that one!
 
jillio said:
Good luck. Watch it with the Celebrex. Lots of side effects with that one!
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Thanks. Yeah, I know about possible side effects. It seems like that runs in the territory with ANY sort of medicine, even vitamins. Heck, when I took bee pollen, I was flinging myself at the screen door and screaming at my roommate to keep the porch light off, the door was killing me! :P
 
Beowulf said:
Thanks. Yeah, I know about possible side effects. It seems like that runs in the territory with ANY sort of medicine, even vitamins. Heck, when I took bee pollen, I was flinging myself at the screen door and screaming at my roommate to keep the porch light off, the door was killing me! :P
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:bowlol:
 
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